http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft's Xbox Live Video: HDTV and HD movie downloads for your 360 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/:-D who gives a monkeys about HDDVD and Blue Ray when you can just download HD content through your xbox! AWESOME!]]>Feb 19th 2008 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/Nov 5th 2008 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.gmboards.com has great sources to find HD videos and good quality movies online. ]]>Mar 19th 2009 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.pcs4cheap.ca/
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And think of practicality - how many people want to spend time downloading a 20GB movie? 5GB is more practicle, and at $3 a movie (1/8th the cost of HD-DVD), you'll definitely get your money's worth.]]>Nov 6th 2006 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/Nov 6th 2006 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/Nov 14th 2006 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
Microsoft, you've already offered Battlestar Galactice episode for download on Live, even if they were only teasers and summaries. Please, please, pleases, offer BSG in HD. Trust me, I'll buy them all.]]>Nov 6th 2006 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/Nov 6th 2006 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/Nov 6th 2006 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/Nov 6th 2006 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
I'm sure someone is going to talk about the 20GB drive limitation.. For movies it won't matter because they are rental only.. So, after the rental period you might as well just delete.. For TV shows that you purchase, it would be nice to keep.. However, the ability to redownload as many times as you'd like is nice.. You could delete after watching, then if you wanted to watch again you could just redownload..

Important things to watch are going to be download speeds and prices.. Will they stream it or will it be download then watch.. If download then watch, the speed needs to be VERY quick.. I don't want to wait 3 - 4 hours for something to download.. As far as price, iTunes is at $1.99 for less than standard def versions.. So, I don't think I would pay more than $3.00 (~240-250 MS Points) for an hour long HDTV Show..

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I suppose I would typically be considered an "Apple fanboy" but this mainly due to Apple ususally havin the best option for seamless internet/computer/multimedia entertainment, however, Microsoft really seems to have something here. I hope, for their sake, that they allow one to port their movies and TV shows to their Zune players. I image such an option may actually start to make a dent in Apple's iPod/iTunes Store and --soon to be-- iTV market.]]>Nov 6th 2006 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
Why not 1080p downloads?

Why does MS always get things only half right?
They had better release at least a 100 gig drive soon at a very reasonable price.

They also need to release that damn HDMI cable soon.


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Spend more money on a top of the line system.

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Here's a movie about it.. Check it out, they show 240MS Points for TV Shows.. I GUESSED IT RIGHT!!!]]>Nov 6th 2006 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/Nov 6th 2006 9:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
it's not a 14day rental... it's a 24hr rental.. you don't have to download it again for 14 days but you can only play it again for the 1st 24hrs... if you want to play it again after 24hrs you need to pay again.. you just don't need to download it again...]]>Nov 6th 2006 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
1080p downloads? What you want to sit their for a month downloading the tvshow? Even 720p's take a good long time for small trailers let alone full hour long shows, at 1080p it would take a day or 2 just to download for an improvement few if any would take advantage of.

I can soooo see this and zune being interlocked cant wait to see the ZunePass accessible from the xbox360 :) MUHAHAHA]]>Nov 6th 2006 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
HDDVD/Bluray have 1080p video while these will be the more often used 720p and will not come with the "extras" that are also 1080p on the hddvd's... this is mainly true because also hddvd videos are smaller than bluray because hddvd uses VC1 codec which is MUCH MUCH MUCH more efficient and higher performance than blurays crappy mpeg2

Have to agree 320ms points for a 14 day rental seems spot on... im gonna be getting the hddvd addon for the movies i deem worthy... but being able to directly rent movies is gonna be awesome!]]>Nov 6th 2006 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
Now on a somewhat related topic does anyone know if comcast internet still puts limitiations on broadband usage?? ]]>Nov 6th 2006 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
it already takes forever to dl 300 MB demos on 360... not sure why its so slow compared to my PCs dl speeds..

dling a movie/tv show in high def your looking at over 10 hours.. EAYY]]>Nov 6th 2006 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/Bill gates kept the copmpany stuck in 84 time to move on and microsoft is doign that the right way.

Amazing and fantastic at the same time.

pat yourself on the back microsoft you are slowly started to gain 1 of your old customers back.]]>Nov 6th 2006 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
I'm betting on the not ready for primetime yet.. (unfortunately)
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*sigh*]]>Nov 6th 2006 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
It's true that the 360 uses a 2.5 inch drive as opposed to the 3.5" ones found in desktop computers, but so what? Make the hard drive attachment a little bigger and put in a 3.5". I doubt anyone would have a problem with it. It would even make sense to your average consumer. More space, larger drive. Probably won't happen, so either way I just hope they're smart about the price.]]>Nov 11th 2006 2:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
I don't know about you, but I haven't seen too many (read: any) 250GB 2.5" SATA drives.]]>Nov 6th 2006 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
Anyhow, add SciFi and NBC to that mix and price it less than iTunes, and I'm hooked.]]>Nov 6th 2006 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
240 (~$3) for TV shows just seems expensive, especially if its only a rental. ]]>Nov 6th 2006 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/Nov 6th 2006 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/Nov 6th 2006 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
That's what we love about monopolies:
Every one wants movies for purchase and TV for rental so the monopoly decides to offer only the reverse]]>Nov 7th 2006 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
So I could buy a TV show, but it's tied to the console... I can't even transfer it to my computer or even an external drive?

"Movies can be watched an unlimited number of times the first 24 hours. Plays after that period will cost the same as the initial download, although the movie data isn't necessarily deleted. You can keep the movie data on your drive up to 14 days without re-downloading it."

So if I rent a movie for x points, and if I don't watch it within 24 hours, I have to rent it again for x points? The only difference is that it's now on the HDD? After 14 days, I need to re-download it?

Sounds good if you don't read the bullets... I'll stick with Netflix.]]>Nov 6th 2006 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/
http://www.computers.net/2006/11/microsoft_xbox_.html]]>Nov 6th 2006 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/06/microsofts-xbox-live-video-hdtv-and-hd-movie-downloads-for-you/ In deciding in my purchase of a new generation video game console, the Microsoft Xbox360 just went up a few notches in my vote.
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